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Mark Lane

Jerry Hughes, Mario Addison want to emphasize ‘alpha male mentality’ for Texans DL

Defensive ends Mario Addison and Jerry Hughes have a combined 23 seasons in the NFL.

The former Buffalo Bills are turning the page on their careers after spending the last two seasons with the AFC East club. As Addison and Hughes come to the Houston Texans, they are the old guys in the defensive line room at ages 34 and 33.

The Texans seemingly have a dominant edge rusher already in defensive end Jonathan Greenard, who tallied 8.0 sacks last season, the most since 2019 when outside linebacker Whitney Mercilus recorded 7.5.

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